FNUS76 KOTX 291213 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR NATAPOC RX...USDA-FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 513 AM PDT WED MAY 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM FRONT WILL BRING STEADY LIGHT RAIN THROUGH AROUND NOON. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AROUND NOON. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED UNDER LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EK REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130529.NATAP.03/OTX